Complexity in natural microbial ecosystems: The Guerrero Negro experience

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-173

  Spear, John R ^a   Ley, Ruth E ^a   Berger, Alicia B ^a   Pace, Norman R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROBIAL MAT; SALT PAN;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR STATE; GUERRERO NEGRO; MEXICO;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA; MICROBIOTA; UNCULTURED ORGANISM;

EID: 0037399106     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543553     Document Type: Conference Paper

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